Step by step creation

By Steven Knowles

STEP BY STEP CREATION OF MY MAGAZINE

FRONT COVER STEP-BY-STEP CREATION

FRONT COVERSTEP 1

• This is the very start of my front cover which includes the basic layout; black background, footer and masthead.

• The name of the magazine, ‘moshpit’ came to me because that is what happens at rock concerts. It connotes the atmosphere of a rock concert into my magazine.

FRONT COVERSTEP 2

• For the next step of my cover page I added the header and footer captions onto my front cover. I also added the barcode which allows my magazine to follow the conventions of a normal music magazine.

• The captions at the header and footer are used to entice the audience into buying the magazine along with the coverlines. The top caption will entice the audience because concerts are expensive and Muse is a really big rock band. The footer caption is used to show the audience a bit of what is inside the magazine. It shows if the magazine is interesting.

FRONT COVERSTEP 3

• For the next step in the creation of my magazine, I added the issue number, month of when the magazine is released, the price of the magazine and a selling line.

• The selling line is really important as it shows to the audience the significance of the magazine. If a new buyer was interested, the line “The UK’s number 1 rock and roll magazine” will tell them that the magazine is accomplished and is very popular.

• The issue number, date and price is important information for a new buyer as it tells them about the magazine like how many magazines have been published.

FRONT COVER STEP 4

• Step 4 of my magazine creation was the most important out of the 5 steps. I added in the image for my front cover along with the main coverline and an image to go with the other coverlines.

• The image on my cover page has been altered and cropped out of its background. I had to get it perfect otherwise I might have cut off an important part like a finger etc.

• The main coverline directly links with the main image. It fits perfectly in the middle of the cover and is inline with the image.

• The beats image is used for the free beats coverline I added in step 5 of the cover creation.

FRONT COVERSTEP 5

• For the final step of my front cover creation, I added the coverlines to attract the audience to my magazine.

• The free beats competition will attract a wide audience as beats are a worldwide fashion statement that everyone likes.

• The interview with the Arctic Monkeys coverline will attract a huge audience as they are one of the biggest rock bands in the UK.

• The midlands gig list will be very appealing as my magazine is based in the midlands. It will attract a rock audience in the midlands.

CONTENTS PAGE STEP-BY-STEP CREATION

CONTENTS PAGESTEP 1

• The first step of my contents page creation was to add the two main mastheads of my contents page.

• The main masthead, “CONTENTS” was added first and follows the conventions of my magazine. It is in the font that I have used throughout the creation of my magazine.

• The font was Rockwell Condensed.

• The other masthead, “MOSHPIT” is the name and masthead of my entire magazine.

CONTENTS PAGESTEP 2

• Step 2 of my contents page creation was to put in the layout of where I am going to put images and articles. I laid it out by using lines which separated the sections evenly.

• I also added the date into the contents page that is the same as on the front cover.

CONTENTS PAGE STEP 3

• Step 3 of my contents page creation involves adding the articles I created earlier in a word document. The articles include the magazine index along with the note from the editor(me), the local gig list and the subscribe message.

• The local gig list article directly links with a cover line on the front cover.

CONTENTS PAGESTEP 4

• The final step of my contents page creation was to add the two images of record producer Elliot Hardy, picture of Thor and the captions on the photographs.

• I also made sure I followed the conventions of my house style by using the colours white, red and black dominantly over the green and yellow.

• For the house style, I further used the same font throughout the magazine.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD STEP-BY-STEP

CREATION

DOUBLE PAGE SPREADSTEP 1

• For step 1 in the creation of my double page spread, I added the masthead of my magazine onto the page.

• This added a consistent house style to my music magazine and allows it to follow the conventions of a normal magazine as most magazines do this.


• For step 2 of my double page spread creation, I added the page divider and the sub-heading.

• The sub-heading makes the magazine seem more rock like and adds a theme to the magazine. The slang used is directly related to the genre of rock.


• For step three of my double page spread creation, I added the article and the page number.

• The article is white which is again a colour within my magazine’s house style.

• I added in a drop cap which follows the conventions of a real magazine and is used globally.

• The page number of my magazine allows the audience to find pages easily and is related to the numbers in the contents page. This also is a convention of a real music magazine.


• For step 4 of my double page spread creation, I added the title of the double page spread and the main image.

• The main image is of THOR who is the star I have interviewed for my article.

• The title of my double page spread is ‘THOR!!!’ which is the name of the rock artist I have interviewed.


• For the final step of my double page spread creation, I have added the second image which is in a white box. I also have added a caption which relates to the two images on my double page spread.

• The two images I have used show the new rock artist ‘Thor’ showing off for his article.

• The caption I have used follows normal magazine conventions.

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